Where does “maiksian” come from?
maiksian (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ma- -an, from Tagalog -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
maiksian (Tagalog): to find something short
Definitions
- to find something short
Ancestry of “maiksian”, step by step
maiksian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog ma- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ma- -an | to suffer the quality of adjective indicated |
| 2 | Tagalog | -an | object trigger: to do something to a person or a... |
| 3 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Tagalog iksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | iksi | shortness of length |